Equipment
420/265hp, 3-speed, chrome wire wheels, Firestone blackwall tires, dual sidemounts, wind wings, Twilite headlights, dual windshields, Black cloth covered luggage trunk.
Condition
#1 Concours
World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.
Originally a convertible coupe by Murphy for first owner Philip K. Wrigley, later rebodied for Wrigley with this Dual Cowl Phaeton by LeBaron. Restored in 2004 for Terence Adderley by Brian Joseph. Excellent paint, chrome and interior. The chassis and engine are restored better than new and spotless. The spares are old. A fresh and impressive re-restoration, third in class at Pebble Beach in 2022.
Market commentary
It is surpassingly rare to see a 20-year old restoration that is still this good and capable of a class award at Pebble eighteen years after it was completed. The body change to the present LeBaron dual cowl phaeton is essentially immaterial, having been done in period by the first owner and the bid it brought is only a matter of opinion. The consignor thinks it is worth more than the high bid, and there is absolutely no reason not to agree with that opinion.